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SA-EU Strategic Partnership Summit: Correcting the compass needle

13 November 2018

South Africa and the European Union met on 15 November in Brussels for the seventh Summit of the SA-EU Strategic Partnership. It is a high-level event with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, in attendance.

Southern Africa strengthens relations with its largest trade partner, the European Union at the fifth South Africa-Italy Summit

25 October 2018

European Union (EU) is today the number one exporter to Southern Africa, its main trade partner and the major investor in the Region. Within this context, some of the most influential business leaders from Southern Africa and Europe gathered in Johannesburg today to explore exciting opportunities for growth and investment.

Innovation Radar launched by European Commission

3 July 2018

A new tools has been launched to help identify high potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation projects. The Innovation Radar aims to allow every citizen, public official, professional and business person to discover the outputs of EU innovation funding and give them a chance to seek out the innovators of tomorrow.

European Commission presents next research and innovation framework ‘Horizon Europe’

8 June 2018

The European Commission (EC) published its proposal for Horizon Europe, a €100 billion research and innovation programme, on 7 June 2018. The proposal is part of the next European Union long-term budget. Horizon Europe 2021 – 2027 will succeed Horizon 2020 and is expected to be launched on 1 January 2021.

EDCTP launches €118 million investment

1 June 2018

EDCTP published its 2018 calls for proposals after approval of its 2018 work plan. The eleven calls represent an overall investment of €118 million in clinical research and research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. With these calls the EDCTP grant portfolio will grow to a total of approximately EUR 538 million, excluding additional cash co-funding raised from other sources.

Commission adopts proposal for the next Erasmus programme 2021-2027

SA, EU set to boost trade ties

10 May 2018

The European Union remains committed to its partnership with South Africa, while South Africa looks forward to an increase in trade thanks to the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. This was the message from the celebration of the 68th anniversary of Europe Day at an event in Pretoria hosted jointly by the EU Ambassador to South Africa, Marcus Cornaro and his wife Astrid, and the EIB Regional Representative, Tom Anderson.

EU supports South Africa to boost job creation, small business development and improved governance with €62 million

6 April 2018

The new EU programme ‘Employment Promotion through small, micro and medium enterprises Support Programme for South Africa’, worth €52 million, will help to boost job creation in South Africa by supporting the country’s National Development Plan 2030, which foresees that 90% of new jobs in the country should come from small and emerging business by 2030. Implemented by the South African Department for Small Business Development, the new programme will help reduce the cost of doing business for small enterprises, improve business, production and marketing skills, increase access to funding by de-risking enterprise development lending and keeping the interest rate at reasonable levels.

5th meeting of the South Africa-European Union Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights

27 March 2018

The South Africa-European Union Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights (SA-EU SDF) convened its fifth meeting in Pretoria on 27 March 2018. The Director General for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Kgabo Mahoai and his EU counterpart, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union Special Representative co-chaired the Dialogue/Forum.

Trade agreement with the EU a boost for Western Cape exports

1 March 2018

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and six Southern African countries has been a boost for the Western Cape, with strong gains for the wine and fishing industries since it came into effect in October 2016. The EPA between the EU and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member countries – South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland – plus Mozambique, allows increased market access for exports.

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The ESASTAP 2020 project is mainly funded by the European Commission with contribution of the Department of Science and Technology of South Africa under Horizon 2020; Grant Agreement nº 692514 (H2020-INT-INCO-2015).